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(43) Date of publication: 05.05.2010 Bulletin 2010/18 (21) Application number: 08797871.4 (22) Date of filing: 14.08.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61K 8/87(2006.01) A61K 31/40(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2008/073131 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/023765 (19.02.2009 Gazette 2009/08)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (30) Priority: 15.08.2007 US 955928 P (71) Applicant: Invista Technologies S.à.r.l. 9000 St. Gallen (CH)	(72) Inventors: IAVARONE, Charles, Frank Crozet, VA 22932 (US) LAMBERT, James, Michael Staunton, VA 22401 (US) LIU, Hong Waynesboro, VA 22980 (US) MENOT, Sonia F-01210 Ferney-Voltaire (FR) STOPPA, Federica Maria, Roberta CH-1294 Genthod (CH) (74) Representative: Cockerton, Bruce Roger et al Carpmaels & Ransford 43-45 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA London WC1A 2RA (GB)